Sidebarring is the latest brutal dating trend – here’s how to tell if you’re guilty of doing it

Many of us have fallen victim to this annoying behaviour - and it turns out there's actually a name for it

By Hayley Richardson

7th December 2017, 2:41 pm

Updated: 7th December 2017, 3:51 pm

YOU'RE on a date, and it's going well, you're laughing, joking, sharing the odd coy glance... and then they get their phone out and text away mid-conversation, leading you to stare glumly into your glass of vino.

You, my friend, have been sidebarred - and, sadly, it happens all too often these days.